Penn State Behrend
    School of Engineering
    5101 Jordan Road
    Erie, PA  16563-1701

    Office: REDC 234
    Phone: (814) 898-6271
    Fax: (814) 898-6125
    Email: ib4@psu.edu

Kathryn Holliday-Darr
Service

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

• Registration chair, Mid-Winter Conference, Coral Springs, FL, December 2005.
• Moderator for one session, Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD), Portland, OR, June 2005.
• Campus Representative, 9/2004-present.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

American Society of Engineering Education Engineering Design Graphics Division (ASEE/EDGD)

• Chair 2007-2008.
• Moderator for one session at ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division mid-winter conference. Williamsburg, VA. 11/20/04 – 11/23/04.
• Circulation Manager and Treasurer, 2003-present.
• Program Chair, 2004 Annual ASEE meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, June 2003-2004.
• Nominating Committee, 2001-2002.
• Recruiting new members from the state of Pennsylvania, 1993-1995.

American Society of Engineering Education, North Central Section

• Hosted Mid-Winter Conference, Program Co-Chair with J. Grode, April 6-8, 1999.

Participation in community affairs

Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Support Group, sponsored by Penn State-Behrend with Patty McMahon, Nurse Practitioner, 1990 and 1991. Radio Talk Show, 1991.

Set up CAD demonstration for Girl Scout Troop, 1991.

Involved with Adelphi Project/Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program at the high school level, 1984-1985.

Service to educational institutions

Coordinated tour of REDC to local area middle and high school teachers. Promoted School of Engineering programs and STEM Institute. Oct. 2006.

North East Middle School, North East, PA. 
Participated in career day. Spent time with students in the computer lab and had lunch with students, May 2002.

Girard High School, Girard, PA. 
Presented, “Engineering and Engineering Technology Careers” to students in drafting classes, January 1999.

High Aspirations multi-discipline teacher training program for local school districts, February and July 2000.

Black Achiever’s Program, planned, organized, and facilitated Tech Prep Camp for a weekly camp for minority high school students, with Barbara Gunnison, Fall 1999.

Camp Director, Tech Prep Camp with the local Intermediate Unit, planned, organized, and facilitated Tech Prep Camp for a week-long resident camp for high school students, June 1999 and 2000.

Girard High School, Girard, PA. 
Unpaid consultant for the Industrial Arts Department. Made recommendations for future CAD stations, software, and room layout, 1996.

Girard High School, Girard, PA. 
Set up computers, installed software, and presented a short CADKEY seminar, 1992.
               
Diehl Grade School, Erie, PA. 
Provided tour of Penn State Behrend and a CADKEY demonstration for second graders, 1990.

Girard High School, Girard, PA. 
Presented, “Engineering vs. Engineering Technology” to students participating in Career Night, February 1988 and 1989.

Fairview High School, Fairview, PA. 
Presented, “Engineering vs. Engineering Technology” to students participating in Career Day, March 1988.

Northwestern Tri County Intermediate Unit, Erie, PA. 
Set up a CAD demonstration for Industrial Arts High School Teachers for the purpose of:

• Seeing our computer lab and CAD Systems
• Showing The Industrial Arts High School Teachers that there are CAD Systems available to them and that finance grant rules have changed, 1987

Contributions to the University's programs to enhance equal opportunity and cultural diversity

Minority College Experience/Women in Science and Engineering (MCE/WISE) (formerly MAPP/WISE)

• Organizer and presenter, July 1998-2007.

Math Options Workshops for 7th and 8th grade girls

• Advisory Committee,  1996-present
• Presenter, May 1998-present.
• One-day career day, May 2005.
• Co-presented with D. Blasko, “The Weakest Link: Spatial Skills Across the Curriculum,” May 2002.
• Co-presented with D. Blasko, “High Aspirations,” May 1999.

Math and Science Summer Camp presenter, July 1999 and July 2000.

Advising for Women and Minorities in Engineering, high school students, June 1994.

Presented, “Surviving in A Man’s World Meeting,” Engineering and Engineering Technology female students, September 1989.

Service to student organizations

Group discussion leader, Adult Learner’s Organization annual picnic, August 2003-2005.

Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society, Adviser, 1987-1996.
                               
Outing Club, Co-Adviser, 1986-1987.